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HJR 47, 73rd R.S.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to determine the adequacy of the public free schools, providing an equity standard for public school finance, prohibiting the redistribution of certain ad valorem taxes levied and collected by certain school districts, abolishing county education districts, and reviving certain homestead exemptions.

Last action: Referred to Public Education

Author: John Carona

Subjects:
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation--Property-Assessment and Collection

House Committee: Public Education (Libby Linebarger, Homer Dear, Kent Grusendorf, Christine Hernandez, Scott Hochberg, Jerry Johnson, Huey McCoulskey, Steve Ogden, Paul Sadler, Mark Stiles, George West)

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